Translated: Mankind doesn't grant itself anything—that is w… - Kurt Tucholsky

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Translated: Mankind doesn't grant itself anything—that is why it has invented the law. It isn't allowed for him so it shouldn't be allowed for others.

Kurt Tucholsky

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About Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky (9 January 1890 – 21 December 1935) was a German journalist, satirist and lyricist.

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Alternative Names: Kaspar Hauser • Peter Panter • Theobald Tiger • Ignaz Wrobel • Paulus Bünzly • Theobald Körner

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Translated: Man has—next to the drives of reproduction and dining—two passions: making noise and not listening.

Im übrigen gilt ja hier derjenige, der auf den Schmutz hinweist, für viel gefährlicher als der, der den Schmutz macht.

Da gab es vier Jahre lang ganze Quadratmeilen Landes, auf denen war der Mord obligatorisch, während er eine halbe Stunde davon entfernt ebenso streng verboten war. Sagte ich: Mord? Natürlich Mord. Soldaten sind Mörder.

Translated: Mankind doesn't grant itself anything—that is why it has invented the law. It isn't allowed for him so it shouldn't be allowed for others. - Kurt Tucholsky

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